Canalicchio Di Sopra Vigna Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino 2021

Critical Acclaim - 100 Points - Falstaff Wines

"Brilliant ruby with a slightly lightening rim. Very clear and fine on the nose, showing fresh red fruits—primarily cherry—along with some rose hip and blackberry, underpinned by savory kitchen herbs. Radiant on the palate, with rich tannins in many layers that build over time. A long-lasting finish with substantial pressure and a salty edge."

Winemakers Notes:

The Vigna Montosoli, which lends its name to a Montosoli Cru, represents our desire to valorize the uniqueness of a vineyard that is able to maintain its strong identity and quality of being recognizable even in different vintages. Over the years, it has been the vineyard that enhances the flavor and verticality of our Sangiovese.

It is not easy to find a word which encapsulates the essence of this vintage, especially if before us lies a vintage that is majestic and mighty yet one that reveals itself in all its elegance.

In the north of Montalcino, the 2021 vintage succeeds in interpreting the very essence of Montalcino in the classic way: great acidity which supports even greater structure, where concentration becomes length and depth instead of heaviness, where the fruit becomes a symphony of aromas that meld with the florality and the delicateness of Sangiovese, where the colour surrenders some of its intensity to an extraordinary brilliance.

The 2021 vintage is like a symphony of flavours, aromas, and colours, played by world-renowned artists who, for once, have decided to perform together, poised for a melody without ever wanting to take centre stage, each one with its own role in service of an overall harmony. In this way, the acidity supports the structure, the pH sustains the brightness and colour, the minerality balances the sweetness while the tannin tries to emerge but remains enveloped in a velvety blanket, which makes it present and flavourful but never overbearing.

A vintage which embodies the paradox of extreme freshness in a year initially considered to be hot, but which developed in a constant qualitative-quantitative balance making the most of some of the extreme weather conditions and challenges throughout the season. The final result for us is a great vibration, a wine that is alive, radiant, vertical, sapid, and, at the same time, well-rounded, a wine that manages to amaze with its energy and depth, creating an almost intimate connection with the different terroirs of origin, allowing each of their identifying characteristics to emerge thus giving the land the opportunity to shine by defining the style of the wines.